Lunar Field Atlas In my opinion Rukl's Atlas of the Moon is the best atlas available, if you can find a copy. I own both editions, but since they are hardback and do not lay flat, they're not comfortable to use in the field. I also have a hard time reading the names. Zend Framework Command Line Console Tool. I decided to make my own. The Image I used is a Mosaic consisting of 96 images (or parts thereof) from the Consolidated Lunar Atlas hand stitched together. The Final Image is a 43.5' x 43.5' 16bit 300dpi.tif file.

It's also over 3GB in size. The Atlas itself consists of 38 charts each accompanied by a info page listing the data (diameter and heigth/depth) of the listed features, along with a 8 page Index to help find named features quickly. All Aussie Adventures here. I decided to go with a vertical numbering system since that seems more appropriate to me for viewing the terminator on the moon. Selenographic latitude and longitude lines are spaced 10 degrees apart and are labeled. Adjoining charts are also labeled. In total there are 2244 objects labeled on the info pages. Now with the addition of the 4th orientation view of the moon, there is a version for any type of telescope anywhere in the world.

Not sure which atlas you need? The complete atlas is a 90 page 154mb PDF file which can be printed with adobe reader. Erect Image, Mirror Image, Inverted Mirror Image, and Inverted Image versions available Click on the cover to see a sample page.